Magnet Magazine — 60 years ago today, the Kinks released Kinda Kinks. Kinda good. Read our cover-story Q&A with Ray Davies by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan: The post The Kinks Released “Kinda Kinks” 60 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Yo La Tengo released And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out. And became something. Read our cover interview with YLT by two-time Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon: The post Yo La Tengo Released “And Then Nothing Turned It... more info

Stereogum — Marshall Allen has been around for a whole damn century. He was born in 1924. He fought in World War II. In 1958, Allen and his alto saxophone joined the cosmic jazz ensemble Sun Ra Arkestra, and in 1995, he took over as the band’s leader (follo... more info

Stereogum — MJ Lenderman has been making the rounds in New York this week. Sunday he opened for one of Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah shows and joined the band on a Bob Dylan cover. The surprise opening sets and classic rocking continued on Tuesday when Lenderman d... more info

Stereogum — Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah gifts just keep on coming. The night after they got Robyn Hitchcock to reunite the Soft Boys, the fifth night of the band’s annual Bowery Ballroom residency boasted a surprise appearance from MJ Lenderman. He and his ban... more info

Stereogum — Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah residency is currently under way at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. This year’s iteration of the annual tradition has already given us some news to write home about — for example, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan joined them... more info

Stereogum — Wednesday was the first night of Hanukkah, which meant it was also the first night of Yo La Tengo’s annual Hanukkah residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, one of indie rock’s most storied traditions. (R.I.P. to Maxwell’s, the legendary H... more info

Magnet Magazine — We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. It’s time to cap off the day with a song from MAGNET hero Ray Davies. Here’s a solo live clip of “Thanksgiving Day” from 2005. Read our cover-story Q&A with Ray done by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan: The pos... more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago, the Kinks released Word Of Mouth. It really feels like summer’s gone. Read our cover-story Q&A with Ray Davies by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan: The post The Kinks Released “Word Of Mouth” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet ... more info

Stereogum — Next month, 3Sirens Music Group will release a ’90s covers compilation to help raise awareness for gun violence prevention. Titled Every Possible Way after the Cranberries’ “Dreams,” the comp features already-released tracks such as the Gr... more info